Is Velasco Ibarra safe? Ecuador travel risk
Is Velasco Ibarra safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Velasco Ibarra scores 69/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Ecuador Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 2 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Velasco Ibarra scores 69/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ecuador (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Velasco Ibarra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and crime and scams (94/100).
A score of 69 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ecuador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 1.0439° S, 79.6383° W within Guayas, Velasco Ibarra is situated 155.1 km NE of Quito.
Guayas
1.0439° S, 79.6383° W
Lowland
UTC
41,778
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Ecuador
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Velasco Ibarra happened in November (6 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 14 Jul 2022 (112 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 21 Aug 2022 (148 km away) — USGS details
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